[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 147 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1068-D1069]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Wednesday, October 7, 2015

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 1735, 
      National Defense Authorization Act.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7173-S7225
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2147-2164, S. Res. 280-281, and S. Con. Res. 
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  Page S7219
Measures Reported:
  S. 2116, to improve certain programs of the Small Business 
Administration to better assist small business customers in accessing 
broadband technology, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S7219
Measures Passed:
  Transnational Drug Trafficking Act: Senate passed S. 32, to provide 
the Department of Justice with additional tools to target 
extraterritorial drug trafficking activity.                  
  Page S7223
  DHS Social Media Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 623, to amend 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of 
Homeland Security to establish a social media working group, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S7223-24
  Librarian of Congress: Senate passed S. 2162, to establish a 10-year 
term for the service of the Librarian of Congress.           
  Page S7224
  National Dyslexia Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 275, calling on 
Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies to 
recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that 
must be addressed and designating October 2015 as ``National Dyslexia 
Awareness Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to.    
  Page S7224
  National Women's Small Business Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 280, 
recognizing the month of October 2015 as ``National Women's Small 
Business Month''.                                            
  Page S7224
  National Health Information Technology Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
281, designating the week of October 5 through October 9, 2015, as 
``National Health Information Technology Week'' to recognize the value 
of health information technology in transforming and improving the 
healthcare system for all people in the United States.       
  Page S7225
  Enrollment Corrections: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 81, providing 
for corrections to the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1735.     
  Page S7225
Measures Considered:
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act--
Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016.                                             
  Pages S7195-S7216
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
10:45 a.m., on Thursday, October 8, 2015; that the time from 10:45 a.m. 
until 11:30 a.m. be controlled by the Majority, that the time between 
11:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. be controlled by the Democrats, and the time 
between 12:15 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. be equally divided between the two 
Leaders, or their designees; and that notwithstanding the provisions of 
rule XXII, the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill occur at 12:45 p.m.     
Page S7225
Conference Reports:
National Defense Authorization Act: By 70 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. 
277), Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 1735, to 
authorize

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appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year.                          
  Pages S7175-95
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 71 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. 276), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to waive all applicable sections of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 and applicable budget resolutions, with respect to 
the conference report to accompany the bill. Subsequently, the point of 
order that the pending measure was in violation of section 3101 of S. 
Con. Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, was 
not sustained, and thus the point of order fell.             
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Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S7218
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S7218-19
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S7173, S7219
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7219-21
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7221-22
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S7217-18
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S7222-23
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--277) 
                                                             Page S7195
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:53 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2015. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7225.)